Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-09-01
AN0ND RING.

he pulled the ring from
handed il to us for in
8 left It to me by his
sp it in memory OF one
ors and one Of the best
sw."
The ring was passing
hand, and the univers-
that none OF us had
81 stone.
las esther q wealthy
5ne OF our little circle,
think he could have af-
culd have cared to spend
oney on an onan,ent as
81 hsve cost"
81 il for some special pur-
sfterward fell through"
Sc. ~ know all about it,
Il for him myself, l had
adventure on the occas-
be story" we cried.
a Wyse, taking q pull at
a settling himself back in
is q good many years
was playing high comey
st old Princess and
On sarking very hard
be south ofFrance as soon
son closed. 1t happened
he who had proved
az friend to mel wanted a
md for a purpose | needn't
ID With; and before | set
<ravels Itold him that if l
Particularly fine one at a
mice ! would buyit for him,
Sc too busy at the time to
be matter himself, gladly
i Was staying at Nice,
came to the botel one OF
|5quacious Americana who
plentiful all over Europe.
Sd TO be nothing objection
e man, except that he was
eternaliy talking about
mates.
evening after his arrival
happened to be sitting in
rd-room. and by some
other the conversation
be subject OF diamonds.
{t know much about the
SSseli, said the American,
told by good judges that
Ia aseood a stone as you'll
5 round.
Be he drew a ring from his
Zbanded it TO me, who hap
4 next him 1t was, indeed
mt brilliant. set in a ring
pattern. When the lamp
"a 1t seemed 20 gather into
hit out of the semi-dark.
Filtered like a bit of broken
~ sunshine. What is it
bed one OF the men present.
y can hardly tell you,' an
american, .see;n a friend
Bent it to me direct, and /
myself. But Pm tired of
Nom wear it,
you sell it'll inquired,
|osity.
answered. the American,
rs this European trip is
I out faster than / expect.
Mont want to 60 home to
kianed as neatly as a cod.
you may have that dia-
$50 of your money, stran-
rt cheap at that, l should
NJ at the stone again, and
II looked at it the more /
Eighty pounds was quite as
NJ friend wished to pay for
b what ii / could get one
orth 600 for ESQ?
ou tradeg' he asked.
bot a Judge of diamonds my
y. returning the ston9 to its
m afraid | couldn't with
4 lapidary's opinion as to
IL. said the American care
ou care to hev it we can
20 a jewelers. in the morn
III he puts a lower value on
than | did you can hev it
b be names. il you like to
|n't say fsirer than that"
ef did. indeed. seem a very
td ! went to bed that night
n TO secure the jewel for my
|khe expert reported favor
Morning the American and /
Dnn to the shop OF the chief
|<he town; and when we en-
place ] first of all paid my
purchasing some trjfie, and
be the ring from the hand of
eQuaintance, | placed it be-
and asked him to give
|hion as to its value.
4 fine stone, sir" said the
b; Il congratulate you on
sion of so fine a diamond
|ot mine; it belongs to my
That be the case, then | con-
heem.' said the polite
b What do you suppose
~ / asked.
Is difficult to say said the
b, struggling his shoulders.
sinks Won price NOR
|notte- sinks
kat what would you give il
10 buy it? Would you give
Feler did not reply for a few
TIC popped his microscope
snto his eye. held the ring
light. examined the setting,
making elaborate calcula-
! q pencil on a sheet of blot
not often buy such large
4 ! willgiye you 2, 500 francs
me, he finally said to the
Hnkee did not reply; and the
N, assuming that his offer
Ted, placed the ring on a lit
him and opened his
Is check book.
ID last said Brother Jona-
diamonds not for sale
thousand six hundred
as the Frenchman's reply.
shook his head.
hundred-eight hundred!'
--.aunnred-three thousand
That is mylastofier. Pause,
Du, Monsieur, before you re
! Is a large suBi-tbree thou
3, and, as ii he were con-
p no one could refuse such
.e put the stone once more
Is own treasures and again
Hnd for his check book.
derl' exclaimed the Yankee;
you take me for? | tell you
d | won't sell the ring. It
>od as sold to this British
last night, and it isn't
eH any more. Give me the
ying the American took the
4 sharply from the jewelers.
placed it on his finger. The
zn next made me an offer tor
q; but as I had not bought
'seli. OF course / could not
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